The Don Imus circus....

[Bodhi]

well what do you guys think?

[SLCPUNK]

The guy is a first rate douche bag.

[Timothy]

The guy is a first rate douche bag.

I'll co sign on that .

Besides that couldn't really give a shit..

[SLCPUNK]

Right: The guy is a douche, and it's PC gone postal on top of that. Assholes all over the place and I simply don't care.

[cliffburton]

Imus fucked up, but the last person on Earth he should be apologizing too is Al Sharpton. But who cares?  Imus blows.  Babba Booey all the way.

[Booker Floyd]

Right: The guy is a douche, and it's PC gone postal on top of that. Assholes all over the place and I simply don't care.

Thats about it.  Its been blown way out of proportion.  I think his company should show a backbone and stick by him.

[mega_music]

I am a Stern fan, so I will also say Imus is a Douche Bag!!! However he fucked up and said something that should of not been said. He apologized and that should be the end of it. Why are the African Americans of this country taken so much offense to some words now. They should be worrying about so many other things, like black on black crime, gangs, drugs, and more than worrying what a Cowboy hat wearing man on his death bed mumbles.

[Mr. Redman]

Sharpton n' Jackson need to get outta every black persons business. Just 'cause they're black, doesn't mean they've gotta get involved.

[Where is Hassan Nasrallah ?]

I am a Stern fan, so I will also say Imus is a Douche Bag!!! However he fucked up and said something that should of not been said. He apologized and that should be the end of it. Why are the African Americans of this country taken so much offense to some words now. They should be worrying about so many other things, like black on black crime, gangs, drugs, and more than worrying what a Cowboy hat wearing man on his death bed mumbles.

crime is crime, gangs are gangs, drugs are drugs ... no matter what color... so i dont get your point.

[Gunner80]

Sharpton n' Jackson need to get outta every black persons business. Just 'cause they're black, doesn't mean they've gotta get involved.

Like South Park said they think they're the princes of black people.

[cliffburton]

I am a Stern fan, so I will also say Imus is a Douche Bag!!! However he fucked up and said something that should of not been said. He apologized and that should be the end of it. Why are the African Americans of this country taken so much offense to some words now. They should be worrying about so many other things, like black on black crime, gangs, drugs, and more than worrying what a Cowboy hat wearing man on his death bed mumbles.

crime is crime, gangs are gangs, drugs are drugs ... no matter what color... so i dont get your point.

Those are problems that proportionally affect the black community to a greater extent.

[Axl4Prez2004]

Most everyone here knows my perspective on politics.  I lean to the left, I'm draconian when it comes to crime and punishment (everything short of the death penalty), and I'm not religious but respectful of people's beliefs...

but in this case, this circus is the most ridiculous thing I've seen in a while.  Were his words, "Nappy-headed hoes," worse than the N-word flying out of Michael Richards (Kramer from Seinfeld) mouth?  Hell no.  This is so friggin ridiculous.  He's being suspended.  If folks don't think that's enough, boycott the companies he works for. 

He's an old guy who didn't have his Ebonics dictionary on hand for that segment of his show. 

I'm really pissed about the Rutgers coach continuing the circus.  She's also at fault for not protecting her players.  Allowing them to go out and make statements on tv did not help the teams' or anybody else's cause.  Their public speaking abilities, or lack thereof, only help bolster the racist views of the real bigots in this world.

Speaking of bigots, what the hell are folks of "Hymie-Town" fame doing throwing around judgment?  Jesse and Al (in my opinion) are embarrassments to the Democratic Party.

Suspend Imus for a couple weeks, make him do community work, fine him, make him mow the grass on the campus of Rutgers University, give him sensitivity training, etc.  What a farce. 

Just my 2 cents.

BTW  Ageless Stranger is correct:  Jesse and Al should be addressing the real problems in the black community.  The destruction of the family unit, the poor family planning, the drugs, the crime, etc.

[Dr. Blutarsky]

Sharpton n' Jackson need to get outta every black persons business. Just 'cause they're black, doesn't mean they've gotta get involved.

You only hear from these guys when an issue like this comes up.

They have some influence, so why dont they try to tackle issues in the African-American community that are more important?

Things like the Don Imus situation is like a cottage industry.

Too bad Al & Jessie are racists in their own right. Seems kind of hypocritical to me.

Don Imus is still an idiot.

[GNRreunioneventually]

does any one know why this is news seriously

i'm surprised any one listens to this poser. He is the poser version of Howard stern

i wish i had sirus radio

[freedom78]

I am a Stern fan, so I will also say Imus is a Douche Bag!!! However he fucked up and said something that should of not been said. He apologized and that should be the end of it. Why are the African Americans of this country taken so much offense to some words now. They should be worrying about so many other things, like black on black crime, gangs, drugs, and more than worrying what a Cowboy hat wearing man on his death bed mumbles.

crime is crime, gangs are gangs, drugs are drugs ... no matter what color... so i dont get your point.

Crime is crime, sure, but the point is that there are a LOT of things doing a LOT more damage to the black community than one crotchety old man who made a racist/sexist statement in the name of comedy.  Get rid of all the comments like this in America, and it won't truly help the black community one bit.  They'll still be disproportionately poor, have a lower life expectancy, and and higher rates of imprisonment than do whites.  In other words, Imus may stand out, but his words matter little in the big scheme of things. 

[SLCPUNK]

Looks like he got shit canned....

[Gordon Gekko]

Imus fucked up bad. I think he was a victim of his own ignorance - he stepped in the middle of someone's Cinderella Story and shit on a bunch of kids who came from tough backgrounds who were doing well, without realizing he was getting in the middle of a sports story that was inspirational to a lot of people. It struck a raw cord with a lot of people, because it was in essence a remark of great cruelty against a defenseless target, which in American media culture means you are going to get slammed bigtime. The "nappy head" phrase is as loaded as the word "nigger" is with racist baggage, and finishing it off by calling them whores was a really bad move.

These girls were making it to the top by following the rules and the path of success that is legitimate in our society, and Imus just stepped in a big pile of his own poo-poo by denigrating them for the sake of a good laugh from his audience of cynical old white bastards. He is welcome to his free speech, but he is also a player in the marketplace, and that is where the price was paid. Sponsors are pulling out from him left and right. MSNBC probably had no choice - boycotts are coming next. He pissed people off that bad. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy, he's been a racist fuck for years.

[Bodhi]

Right: The guy is a douche, and it's PC gone postal on top of that. Assholes all over the place and I simply don't care.

Thats about it.? Its been blown way out of proportion.? I think his company should show a backbone and stick by him.

Holy shit..I agree with both of you guys on something...im printing this out and putting it on my wall....

[SLCPUNK]

Well hells bells man........even a broken clock is right twice a day........

[Bodhi]

Well hells bells man........even a broken clock is right twice a day........

exactly...so whens the next time you guys are going to be right?  jk